AusTraits

Callitris glaucophylla

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Family Cupressaceae

Taxonomy: Callitris glaucophylla Joy Thomps. & L.A.S.Johnson

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Callitris columellaris inland race (taxonomic synonym)
  • Callitris columellaris var. campestris Silba (taxonomic synonym)
  • Callitris glauca R.Br. ex R.T.Baker & H.G.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Callitris columellaris F.Muell. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (4), ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (10), ANBG_2019 (2), Barrett_2009 (6), Burrows_2001 (7), Cheal_2017 (6), Clarke_2015 (3), Crowley_2007 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Dong_2017 (15), Everingham_2020 (404), Fonseca_2000 (17), Kooyman_2011 (11), McGlone_2015 (6), Morgan_2005 (7), Morgan_2011_2 (1), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (9), NSWFRD_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (4), Nano_2011 (4), Nolan_2022 (35), Pickup_2005 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (10), Richards_2008 (3), RussellSmith_2012 (4), Soliveres_2012 (3), Sweedman_2006 (3), Taylor_2008 (24), Vesk_2004 (13), Vesk_2019 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2002 (70), Yang_2023 (1), Zeppel_2008 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 96 traits from 741 records in 41 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (8) [sources: Barrett_2009; Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; Vesk_2004]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (4); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Barrett_2009; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Nano_2011; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_width (numerical): 20 mm (10-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): strobilus (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 168.59 mm2 (1.02-448.77 mm2) [sources: Burrows_2001; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Morgan_2005; Nolan_2022; Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 5.23 mm (1-19.14 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 0.86 mm (0.6-1 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 26.55 mg (4-85.53 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Nolan_2022]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 262.79 g/m2 (113.09-323.31 g/m2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Dong_2017; Fonseca_2000; Morgan_2005; Morgan_2011_2; Nolan_2022; Pickup_2005; Taylor_2008; Vesk_2004; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_area_ratio (numerical): 2.57 mm2/mg (2.57-2.57 mm2/mg) [sources: Pickup_2005]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.49 g/g (0.41-0.57 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012; Nolan_2022; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_type (categorical): scale (2) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): triangular (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Kooyman_2011]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Munroe_2019]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); tree (14) [sources: ABRS_2022; Barrett_2009; Curtis_2012; Fonseca_2000; Kooyman_2011; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; Soliveres_2012; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Curtis_2012; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Soliveres_2012]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Soliveres_2012]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: Barrett_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; RussellSmith_2012]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.22 {count}/{count} (0-0.44 {count}/{count}) [sources: Everingham_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11.18 mg/g (9.07-14 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017; Richards_2008; Taylor_2008; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.75 mg/g (0.57-0.87 mg/g) [sources: Richards_2008; Wright_2002]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.33 {delta}[ppth] (-26.76--25.87 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Wright_2002]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 10.63 mg (3.1-33.9 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Everingham_2020]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4.83 mm (3.4-7 mm) [sources: Everingham_2020; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3.29 mm (1.88-5 mm) [sources: Everingham_2020; ABRS_1981; Kooyman_2011]
  • seed_shape (categorical): winged (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.68 mg/mm3 (0.51-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Morgan_2005; Pickup_2005; Taylor_2008]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Pickup_2005; Taylor_2008; Zeppel_2008]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 20 m (20-20 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Everingham_20206404S. E. Everingham, C. A. Offord, M. E. B. Sabot, and A. T. Moles. “Time travelling seeds reveal that plant regeneration and growth traits are responding to climate change”. Ecology 102 (2020), p. e03272. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3272.
Wright_20023370I. J. Wright and M. Westoby. “Leaves at low versus high rainfall: Coordination of structure, lifespan and physiology”. New Phytologist 155 (2002), pp. 403-416. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00479.x.
Nolan_2022735Nolan and R. Helene. “Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology unknown.unknown (2022), p. unknown. doi: unknown.
Taylor_20081024D. Taylor and D. Eamus. “Coordinating leaf functional traits with branch hydraulic conductivity: Resource substitution and implications for carbon gain”. Tree Physiology 28.8 (2008), pp. 1169-1177. doi: doi.org/10.1093/treephys/28.8.1169.
Fonseca_2000517C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Dong_2017815N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
Vesk_2004513P. A. Vesk, M. R. Leishman, and M. Westoby. “Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands”. Journal of Applied Ecology 41.1 (2004), pp. 22-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00857.x.
Kooyman_2011811R. Kooyman, M. Rossetto, W. Cornwell, and M. Westoby. “Phylogenetic tests of community assembly across regional to continental scales in tropical and subtropical rain forests”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2011), pp. 707-716. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00641.x.
ABRS_2023810Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023810VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Zeppel_2008310M. Zeppel and D. Eamus. “Coordination of leaf area, sapwood area and canopy conductance leads to species convergence of tree water use in a remnant evergreen woodland”. Australian Journal of Botany 56.2 (2008), pp. 97-108. doi: 10.1071/bt07091.
NHNSW_202379N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Burrows_200127G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
Morgan_200577H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
Barrett_200966S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
Cheal_201766D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
ABRS_202255Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Pickup_200555M. Pickup, M. Westoby, and A. Basden. “Dry mass costs of deploying leaf area in relation to leaf size”. Functional Ecology 19.1 (2005), pp. 88-97. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00927.x.
ABRS_198134B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
NSWFRD_201444B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
NTH_202244D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
NTH_202344D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Nano_201134C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
RussellSmith_201244J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202233N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Richards_200833A. Richards and I. J. Wright. “Unpublished data: Transcription of Australian plant functional trait data from Ian Wright's collection of papers, Macquarie University”. 2009.
Soliveres_201233S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
Sweedman_200613L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
ANBG_201912Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Vesk_201922P. A. Vesk and J. D. L. Yen. “Plant resprouting: How many sprouts and how deep? Flexible modelling of multispecies experimental disturbances.”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 41 (2019), p. 125497. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125497.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Morgan_2011_211J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait database, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Yang_202311S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.